A Proud History

Pop Warner was founded in 1929, and continues to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheer leading & dance organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate. Pop Warner's commitment to academics is what separates the program from other youth sports around the world.

Morgan Hill Pop Warner (MHPW) is a non-profit organization interested in building leadership, teamwork, learning skills, and discipline in its young participants. Our goals are to inspire boys and girls to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship, and physical fitness. The program stresses the learning of these important values that reach far beyond playing and cheering on game day. With such goals in mind, and by providing an opportunity to participate in an organized, supervised environment with emphasis on maximum safety and participation, MHPW offers young men and women a unique experience. We hope you'll get involved, if you haven't already!

Our objectives are to make the program available to as many interested youths in our area as possible and to provide a safe and positive playing environment for all participants while instilling life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a superior work ethic in the classroom as well as the playing field.

Eligibility

Any child residing within the boundaries of the Morgan Hill Unified School District or within close geographical locale wishing to play is eligible to participate if their age and weight relationship conform with the following divisions: (See Registration Info). Players for the Morgan Hill Raiders must live in and around Morgan Hill, South San Jose, San Martin and be attending school within the Morgan Hill Unified School District.

**Gilroy and Hollister residents must have prior approval by respective Presidents of other associations or you will be placed on waiting list. Exceptions are granted for players who have played for the Raiders in the past, may continue in the local Raiders program.

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2017 Coaching Staff

Coach "D" has over ten years' experience coaching youth sports, three of those as a coach for the Morgan Hill Raiders Organization. In addition to coaching, he has four boys in the Pop Warner Program (two in Tiny Mites and two in Mitey Mites).

"My philosophy is to have fun, teach fundamentals, and demonstrate respect on and off the field. At this age, it is all about instilling a love for the game through fun workouts and positive feedback. I look forward tocoaching your children and teaching them not only football but life lessons as well."

Coach Dayrit came up through the Morgan Hill Raiders Program first as a player and then as an Assistant Coach for three years. This will be his first year as Head Coach. He is also a full-time student at Gavilan College where he is focusing on Kinesiology Studies.

"I became involved as a coach because of my deep love for the sport of football and my drive and willingness to give back.

I was lucky to have great coaches as I played in my early years. It's my goal to pass along the great lessons and values that we instilled in me to the next generation of players."

Coach Vasquez has been with the Morgan Hill Raiders Organization for the last six seasons (five of those as Defensive Coordinator and one as Head Coach).

"My goal for coaching is to show the players that hard work during practice always pays off on game days. It's a lesson that will prepare each of them for life on and off the field. My staff and I ensure that we make this process fun for all players as we challenge them to grow.

What I enjoy most about this program is watching the players start the season as friends and end the season as brothers; teaching unity of vision and purpose so that they take this experience with them for rest of their lives."

Coach De Young has been a resident of Morgan Hill for the past 16 years. He and his wife have two children playing this year. His passion for football began at the age of nine and continued on as an adult when he played for the San Jose Wildcats and South Bay Buccaneers.

"Some of the things I love about football are things sometimes overlooked by casual fans - so much thought, preparation, and technique not only athleticism is involved in every play.

I also love many of the life-long lessons football teaches - self discipline, determination, leadership, goal setting, working as a team.

Hard work doesn't have to feel like hard work. I look forward to working with the kids to make each practice fun and something they'll look forward to."

Coach Carr has lived and breathed football his entire life. During his long career as a player, he made two Pop Warner Superbowl appearances, led Oak Grove High School to a CCS Championship, set rushing records, receiving the Player of the Year award, was an all conference running back in college and still plays Semi-Pro football today.

"My coaching philosophy is to develop the kids properly; teaching the correct fundamentals that will help them to improve as a player and succeed as a team.

I run high school/college structured practices and workouts to get the most out of the time we have together. My goal is to prepare the kids to eventually play high school level or at the highest level possible."

2017 Board of Directors

Morgan Hill Raiders Pop Warner Football

Rich Phillips:President

The office of the President shall preside over all Board Meetings, acts as our representative to the larger Peninsula Pop Warner Association and governs the activities of our local organization. The President also serves as an officer of the corporation.

Nick Haynes:Vice President

The office of the Vice President also serves as an officer of the corporation and shall, in the absence of the President, perform all of the duties of the President as well as those assigned by the President and the Board.

Treasurer

The office of the Treasurer manages the financial affairs of the organization, including such tasks as the preparation of an annual budget, regularly monitoring and comparing the actual revenues and expenses incurred against such budget. reconciling bank statements, and managing cash flow. The Treasurer also serves as an officer of the corporation.

Heidi Luna:Secretary

The office of the Secretary keeps the official minutes of all Board Meetings, sees that all notices are duly given with provisions of by-laws, acts as the custodian of the corporate records, assists in counting votes at elections, and maintains the official list of all members in good standing of the association.

Mike Vasquez:Boys' AthleticDirector

The Boy's Athletic Director acts as liaison between parents, football coaches, and board, is responsible for securing all fields and facilities and assigning practice areas, works with the Equipment Director on securing and certifying equipment, and conducts Coaches Meetings as required.

FundraisingDirector

The Director of Fundraising is responsible for all fundraising activity within league, participates in the annual budgeting process, oversees the soliciting Corporate Sponsors, and provides monthly revenue reporting to Board of Directors.

One Year Term (2017 Season)

The Volunteer Director is responsible for establishes schedule for volunteer workers, communicating with and overseeing the utilization of volunteers to meet the needs of the organization. They are also responsible for working closely with Fundraiser Director.

GINA Knopf:VOLUNTEERDirector

ASHA ZAHRT:SCHOLASTICDirector

The Scholastic Director is responsible for collecting all football and cheer participants' report cards, representing our local association at all Peninsula Conference Scholastic Meetings and is a member of the Peninsula Conference Scholastic Committee.

Contact Us

Your Morgan Hill Pop Warner Board Members, Coaches and Staff are always interested in hearing about where we can improve the football experience for our players and teams. An easy way to contact us is to drop us a line where we can respond appropriately to your thoughts and ideas. Please complete the form below to contact our Board Members.